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Wounds
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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 2
11/06/2013

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Term
Wound Creation
Definition

Insult - trama

 

Purposeful - sugery

Term
Wound Classification
Definition

Acute - quick onset and healing

 

Chronic - ulcer - longer healing

 

Cause - trama, incision

 

Duration and degree of contamination

 

Contamination alone

Term
Classification by Contamination
Definition

Clean - surgical

 

Clean contaminated - GI suergery

 

Contaminated - road rash/dog fight

 

Infected - inflammed with bacteria present

 

 

Term
Wound Healing
Definition

Dynamic Process

 

Repair and restore

 

Epithelial regeneration

 

 

Term
Wound Healing Phases
Definition

Inflammatory - platelets/RBC

 

Debridement - WBC/phagocytosis

 

Repair - new epithelial

 

Maturition - wound strength

Term
Types of Wound Healing
Definition

Primary/first intention - surgical

 

Second intention - left open to heal

 

Third intention - left open to heal then closed

Term
Factors Affecting Wound Healing
Definition

Host factors - age, activity

 

Wound characteristics - contaminated

 

External factors - other meds

Term
Wound Management
Definition

First aid

 

 

Protect

 

Immobilization

 

Splint

Term
Wound Assessment
Definition

Location

 

Size

 

Depth

 

Exudate

 

Tissue in wound

 

Signs of infection

 

 

Term
Wound Clipping
Definition

Protect wounds

 

temp close

Term
What Do Wound Bandages Do
Definition
Protect wound

Hold clean/sterile dressing in place

Absorb exudate/debride wound

Pack wound

 

Provide support 
Term
Bandage Layers
Definition

Primary

 

Secondary

 

Teritary

Term
Drains
Definition
Surgically placed
 Escape path for fluid and air
 Different types
§Passive

 

§active
Term
4 Methods of Wound Closure
Definition

Primary

 

Delayed primary

 

Secondary

 

Secondary intention – contraction and epithelialization

Term
Lavage
Definition
 Remove debris

 

 Reduces the number of bacteria

 

    Removes purulent material

Term
Debridement
Definition
 Removal of devitalized or necrotic tissue

 Removes:
§Contamination
§Infection

 

 Mechanical obstructions to healing
Term
Indications for Transfusion
Definition
Severe blood loss
Trauma
Surgery

      Defects in coagulation

 
Term
Clinical Signs of Bleeding
Definition

 

Petechia, ecchymosis, epistaxis, hematuria

 

 

Hematomas, deep muscle hemorrhage
Term
Bob Veal
Definition
less the 1 week
Term
Fancy Veal
Definition
less 12 weeks
Term
Feedlot Finshing Weight
Definition

1200 - 1300 lbs

 

60% is meat

Term
Milk Price
Definition
Price determined by weight, butter fat content and somatic cell
Somatic cell count - # WBC in milk - legal limit is 1 million cells / ml
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